S&P restaurants
S&P restaurants are family-style outlets offering full service and a tempting menu of Thai, Chinese, Japanese and international favourites, cakes and baked goodies. There are currently more than 50 branches in Bangkok and major cities across Thailand.

Baan Khrai Wang - Culinary School Of Thai Cuisine
This Culinary house is an old wooden house located right next to a quiet beach in an area of picturesque old-style wooden summer villas, some one and a half kilometres south of the main intersection. All are welcome, not only to learn the joys of Thai cooking, but for a sip of herbal drinks or coffee or even just a chat by the beach.

Baipai Thai Cooking School Baipai is an ideal home-style learning environment that is different from most of the hotels and restaurant in Thailand. For visitors who are seeking something to do in Bangkok, Baipai Thai Cooking School can eventually make your journey to Thailand a wonderful experience! A real hands-on Thai Cooking experience. Half day courses conducted in English running from 9.30-13.30, covering introduction to Thai herbs and spices and 4 different dishes, follow by your own cooked lunch.

Bangkok Tel: 02-2949029

Benjarong Cooking Class at the Dusit Thani
The Dusit Thani's Benjarong Royal Thai Cuisine is one of the most sophisticated Thai restaurants in Bangkok. Its head chef runs the Benjarong Cooking Class every Saturday morning, from 9.30-12.30. Recipes are drawn from the restaurant's menu and include snacks and appetizers, soups and salads, main dishes and desserts. Benjarong Cooking Class offers a very hands-on experience, and the instruction emphasizes practicality and inventiveness. The complete course comprises 12 classes, and graduates will receive a certificate as well as a recipe book in English.

At the corner of Silom and Rama IV Tel: (662) 236-6400, 236-7238

Culinary Workshops at the Boathouse
The Boathouse's Thai cooking classes, led by the resort's executive chef, take place every Saturday and Sunday morning. Classes are very hands-on, with attendance limited to 10 persons to ensure participation by all. Recipes have been chosen for adaptability to Western kitchens. Classes are conducted in fluent English.

Chiang Mai Cookery School
The school offers one- two- or three-day cooking classes in English. Recipes include Northern specialties, and students will get hands-on experience with kitchen tools. Classes include a Northern-style lunch, where students will learn the etiquette of eating at the unique khantoke table.
Moon Muang Road, Chiang MaiTel: (6653) 206-388 Fax: (66-53) 206-387

Modern Women Institute
The Institute offers classes on Thai, Chinese and European cooking and baking. The 9-day Thai cooking course, which is run on an ongoing basis, teaches all the basic techniques of a Thai kitchen. Fees are based on the number of recipes a student chooses. Vegetable and fruit carving lessons are available separately.
Opposite Samsen train station, Bangkok Tel: (662) 279-2831, 279-2834

Nipa Restaurant at the Landmark Hotel
The restaurant offers a 7-day course designed to teach beginners all the basics of Thai cooking, and enable them to prepare curries, soups, salads and other dishes that make up a Thai meal. The restaurant's chefs lecture on ingredients and recipes, and then let students participate in the cooking and tasting. Nipa is famous for its authentic food, which has not been toned down to suit milder palates, and the course offers plenty of hands-on experience. Students will receive a recipe book in English or Japanese. Fruit and vegetable carving sessions can be arranged separately.

Sukhumvit Road, between Sois 4&6Tel: 254-0404

The Chiang Mai Thai Cookery School
The Chiang Mai Thai Cookery School was established in 1993 and is a family business run by Sompon and Elizabeth Nabnian. They offer daily courses taught by Sompon who is an experienced Thai chef and who speaks excellent English. She will teach you the secrets of Thai cooking at her home in a relaxed atmosphere.

The Thai Cooking School at The Oriental Hotel
This legendary hotel situated on the banks of the busy Chao Phraya river, opened its own Thai cooking school on the opposite side of the river a few years back. The four-day cooking course, conducted in English, is mainly a "watch and learn" experience, with emphasis on demonstration by the chef-lecturers followed by some hands-on participation by students. Classes start off with some background on Thai cooking, followed by different cooking techniques and fruit and vegetable carving. Recipes are a blend of the traditional and the imaginative. Menu preparation and selection is included in the course, as well as how to order at Thai restaurants.

Tel: 437-6211, 437-2918

UFM Baking & Cooking School
UFM offers 10-day Thai cooking courses every other month. Classes take place from 8.30-noon daily, and recipes are a mix of the simple and the sophisticated, regional specialties and national favorites. Students will receive a companion book in English.